HA... HA....


Some say Lexus IS350 accelerates from 0-60 in 4.9 sec.

Some say it does 0-60 in 5.3 sec. Some say 5.5. Some say 5.5~ 6.0 sec. Some say 6.1. MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MIND Is there a problem with Lexus cars having very inconsistent performance on the IS350 model? I need a consistent performing car.... not varying crazy like this. Which number is the realistic figure? what i'm asking is, which number is the consistent one?

 

didn't it also get 4.9 0-60?
hahh...i'd say it's more of a very low 5s to 60

 

no matter what its still fast enough
i wish i had one

 

indeed....check out some of the guys times on clublexus

the IS is pretty fast

 

0-60 and 1/4 mile times differ for several reasons. Keep in mind that each of these tests were done at different tracks, with different surfaces using differnt drivers with different temperatures at different elevations and with different cars that also likely had differnt mileage.

Its next to impossible to duplicate results.

 

 

I need more accurate numbers please. I think I'll buy what MaximaPower has said.

Anybody else(except the Mod) has found more consistent numbers for the IS350? you know you can't put a 300lb fat driver in there and expect to get incredible results, aight?

 

Yeah so they put a bulemic 10 lb man to make the results accurate.

 

It's about 5 seconds flat.

Keep in mind that most magazines don't even know how to disable stability/traction control on this car. I think you can get the cheat code for it at www.gamespot.com

 

I think the Lexus Owner's Manual would work better.

 

im sure its def in the 5s

 

You just said it, you cant find consistent numbers since each run has different variables.

 

So it seems 5.0~ 5.3 sec is more *common* figure for the IS350. Also from what I have been researching helps me to determine this.

Well, my black '06 Acura TL 6spd MT lease will be over in 1.5 year. I might jump on the Lexus IS350..... unless something really good comes out from the new '09 model of Acura TL.

 

Of course every damn cars have variables. you drive like crap, you would get worse results. Weather conditions, humidity, road conditions, the temperature, tire condition, the car itself, how well it's broken-in, driving technique, etc. You think I don't know that?

So I suppose my TL can do 0-60 in 42 sec? lol. and the lexus at 1 minuite 2 seconds, yeah.


See the drift?

 

I think my TL 6MT took less than 42 seconds. Hell, I can drive the IS350 and make the acceleration to be at over 1 minute in 0-60.


This "variables" crap don't work with me..... I'm getting tired of people keep saying this crap everytime. If this is the case then nobody should ask how fast the car takes off because it varies. lol....... the answer is unknown, lol.

 

 

 

There needs to be an entrance exam prior to posting in this forum...

 

Big effin

 

Wouldn't matter...just like in college, the curve is gonna be huge.

 

@ this thread

 

i can tell ya this- it will consistently outrun a stock TL-S. i'd still rather have the TL though

 

 

So I'm not the only one pissed off about this as well...

I was all set on trading in my TSX for the new IS. I went to test drive the Lexus last week, and decided to bring along a stop watch. I got the sales guy to to handle the stop watch. We got out onto an open road, and I had him say scream "go" and then he started the stopwatch and I hit the gas. As soon as it hit 60 he clicked it off. We checked the time, and I ran it in 5.1234654 seconds. BUT..then next time we tried again, same freakin road too, and I ran it in 5.1234656 seconds

I was like WTF ?? I drove back to the dealership and told the sales guy to keep that piece of shit.

 

what kind of stop watch is that. It goes all the way up to 7 decimal digits? uhhh...

I think you're lying.

no sarcasm plz!!!!







ggesq, i wouldn't say that the IS350 will consistently outrun the stock TL-S, since you did not mention what transmission type. Of course it should outrun the AT TL-S, but the MT TL-S is a different story...

 

Didnt know the TL-S can run mid 13s in the 1/4 like the IS350 can.

 

yea, Crazy Sellout, the TL-S MT is quite fast. It is actually quite comparable to the IS350. It's really down to how well the driver operates the manual transmission and the clutching techniques...

 

Can you show me when the TL-S MT ran mid 13s?

 

I never said the TL-S MT ran mid 13 sec. I said they are very comparable in terms of speed.


What i have seen in the internet source is that the TL-S MT can do somewhere in the mid to upper 13 sec in the quarter mile. I don't have the exact number. If I find it, I will let you know.

 

IS350 is faster than the TLS MT in straight ways for SURE. and the stock TL-S MT cannot run 13s in the quarter mile no matter what.

 

The Lexus will smoke the new TL-S in the 1/4 mile. Every publication I have seen has the Lexus running 13.4-13.7.

How can two cars be "very comparable in terms of speed" if one of the cars will reach the 1320' an average of 0.5 seconds before the other? Not to mention with a trap speed of ~ 2MPH faster...

 

I'm sure the IS350 is quicker through the twisties as well...

 

Its your watch dude. Get a Timex.

 

Have you ever driven one? The IS350 is one quick little rocket. It doesn't matter if you have the manual tranny in the TL-S or not. According to the official Lexus site, it runs 0-60 in 5.3 seconds and the 1/4 mile in 14.2 seconds. Pretty conservative if you ask me. The IS weighs 3527 and TL-S MT weighs 3559. The stock TL-S does not run 0-60 at 5.3 seconds. We're probably talking 1/2 car length or a little more.
Nonetheless, I would still pick the TL-S

 

The 07 G35 sedan and IS350 would be a better comparison because both have similar 0-60 runs.

 

 

Why wouldn't it matter I drive the TL-S MT or not??

Have you driven the TL-S MT??


According to the internet source I have read, the new TL-S 6MT can do 0-60 in mid 5 seconds. Hell, it could even be less than 5.5 sec. The TL-S AT is the one that does 0-60 in around 5.9 sec. When you say "stock" what do you mean??? I am assuming stock as in "stock", no modifications for boosting up the cars. Did you know the Manual Transmission is "stock" too?

The whole time I have been talking about is based on stock models.

I think you need to get "stock" straightened up.


Even MORE importantly, you can't just rely on the weight of the car. The weight does play important role in acceleration but the weight alone can't determine the performance of the car. If you are seriously thinking that the weight and HP only determines the acceleration you are seriously mistaken.


And if you say that the IS350 does quarter mile in "14.2" seconds than it is slower than the TL-S MT, considerably slower. The 14.2 number is from the Standard TL (read, Non-S) "6MT". I am pretty sure that the Lexus IS350 will do better than 14.2 sec. It should be under 13 sec.


Like I care you'd still go with the TL? You don't have to tell me that. That is not my concern and I do not care........

 

no matter what?

Where is your backup. Is that your opinion or from a fact? Where did you get the info from. List them here.


I really hope you aren't just pulling that out of your ass..

 

dude, just go buy an IS350 already



















...and leave our forum after that

 

I would believe the Lexus being able to hit high 13 second range in the quarter mile.

But the TL-S 6MT can do high 13's in quarter mile. So how being around .5 to .2 sec difference in quarter mile be called one car "Smoking" the other. If the .2 sec difference is considered "smoking" what would be called when it's 4 seconds difference? I would like to hear your response. This would be fun.